‘Urgent investigation’ after Hadley Manor by-election poll cards not delivered

A council has launched an ‘urgent investigation’ after some poll cards for a parish council by election in Telford have not been delivered.

The by-election for the Hadley Manor ward of Hadley and Leegomery Parish Council takes place on Thursday and Telford and Wrekin Council says it is hand delivering a reminder today (Tuesday, June 30, 2026).

A Telford & Wrekin Council spokesperson said: “We have been made aware that some poll cards for the Hadley Manor by-election for Hadley and Leegomery Parish Council have not been delivered.

“We are urgently investigating and will also be hand delivering a reminder to all voters in the Hadley Manor ward today.”

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The council has reminded voters that they do not need a poll card to vote but electors will need a photo ID using a valid form of identification.

The council spokesperson adds: “Although photo ID using a valid form of identification is required for voting, a poll card is not required to vote.

“Registered voters that live in the Hadley Manor ward who have not received their poll card can still vote at Hadley Community Centre on Thursday July 2, provided they bring an accepted form of photo ID.

The full list of accepted forms of photo ID can be found on the Electoral Commission website at https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id.

The council adds that postal votes are not affected, so if you have already returned your postal vote, you do not have to do anything else.

The by-election is one of three taking place on Thursday, one being a borough council vote in Malinslee and Dawley Bank.

There is also a town council by election to fill a vacancy on Madeley Town Council. Only voters who live in those respective wards are eligible to vote.

The candidates contesting the Hadley Manor poll are:

• Parvez Butt, Crescent Road, Hadley, Independent Candidate.
• Benedict Johnson, address in Telford & Wrekin, Green Party.
• Sharon King, address in Telford & Wrekin, Local Parish Resident.
• Anthony Lowe, address in Telford & Wrekin, Liberal Democrats.
• Paul Wayne Savage, Manse Road, Hadley, Telford, Local Conservatives.
• Naseer Younas, Haybridge Road, Hadley, Labour Party.

Voters will be able to cast their ballots between 7am and 10pm on Thursday July 2, 2026.

The ward’s one polling station is at Hadley Community Centre, High Street, Hadley.